1. Tell me a little about the early days of gymnastics for you. What got you into the sport, what made you stay and what would you say was the easiest for you in the beginning? I was basically born into gymnastics. My mom owns her own gym in New York and I would... Continue Reading →
A roundup of this weeks gymnastics news on & off the mat: 1. Ashton Locklear announces retirement: https://twitter.com/ashton_locklear/status/1129107963375955968 2014 World Championships gold medalist and 2016 US Olympic team alternate, Ashton Locklear has announced her retirement from gymnastics. The news does not come unexpectedly as Locklear has been absent from competition for quite some time... Continue Reading →
This weeks roundup of news from around the gymternet (13-19 April 2019) 1. Trailer for Larry Nassar scandal documentary came out: https://twitter.com/nzaccardi/status/1118578971250241538 This week we got to see the trailer for the new HBO documentary which details the story of the Larry Nassar scandal. The new documentary is named 'At the Heart of Gold: Inside... Continue Reading →
The 2019 Birmingham World Cup took place on March 23rd 2019 in the Genting Arena in Birmingham, England. Results of WAG competition are as follows: AA: Aliya Mustafina (RUS) 53.564 Riley McCusker (USA) 53.066 Thais Fidelis (BRA) 51.832 Carolann Heduit (FRA) 51.632 Victoria Woo (CAN) 51.099 Leah Griesser (GER) 19.799 Ellie Downie (GBR) 49.333 Nagi... Continue Reading →
The 2019 Tokyo World Cup took place in Tokyo, Japan on April 7th 2019. Results of the WAG competition are as follows: Morgan Hurd (USA) 55.099 Ellie Black (CAN) 55.032 Asuka Teramoto (JPN) 54.799 Aiko Sugihara (JPN) 51.966 Carolyne Pedro (BRA) 51.132 Liu Jingxing (CHN) 50.533 Lee Yun-Seo (KOR) 49.498 Ksenia Klimenko (RUS) 48.732 Carina... Continue Reading →
The 2019 European Championships took place from April 11th-14th in the Netto Arena in Szczecin, Poland. Results of the WAG portion of competition are as follows: WAG AA: Melanie De Jesus Dos Santos (FRA) 55.433 Ellie Downie (GBR) 55.365 Angelina Melnikova (RUS) 55.065 Alice D'Amato (ITA) 55.233 Anastasia Bachynska (UKR) 53.133 Giorgia Villa (ITA) 52.999... Continue Reading →
The 2019 Melbourne World Cup took place from February 21st-24th 2019 in Melbourne, Australia. This was an individual event world cup and points earned here counted towards Olympic qualification. Full results below: VT: UB: BB: FX:
The 2019 Baku World Cup took place from March 14th-17th 2019 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The event was an individual event world cup and points earned here counted towards Olympic qualification. Full results below: VT: Jade Carey (USA) 14.766 Oksana Chusvitina (UZB) 14.450 Alexa Moreno (MEX) 14.249 Coline Devillard (FRA) 14.199 Maria Paseka (RUS) 14.083 Marina... Continue Reading →
The 2019 International Gymnix took place in Montreal, Canada from March 07th-March 10th 2019. Full results below: Junior AA: Zoe Allaire-Bougie (CAN) 54.532 Olivia Greaves (USA) 53.666 Skye Blakely (USA) 53.332 Noemie Louon (BEL) 52.432 Lillian Lippeatt (USA) 51.932 Stacy Bertrandt (BEL) 50.999 Kaylen Morgan (USA) 50.798 Jutta Verkest (BEL) 50.032 Clara Raposo (CAN) 49.365... Continue Reading →
